By Ben Church and Homero De la Fuente, CNN Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was at the forefront of everyone’s mind as the WNBA All-Star game tipped off in Chicago on Sunday. Griner was named an honorary All-Star player this year and every effort was made to spread awareness of her situation. It comes after
Continue ReadingBy Sonnet Swire, CNN Three churches located on the same road in Maryland, just outside Washington, DC, were vandalized over the weekend, and authorities are investigating fires set at two of the churches as arson. “These churches are within a few mile radius of each other,” said Pete Piringer, spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Watts and Dakin Andone, CNN Fire crews are working to steer a growing wildfire away from Yosemite National Park’s legendary giant sequoias, taking protective measures like installing a sprinkler system to dampen the ground around one of the park’s most famous trees. While officials say the trees have avoided significant damage
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Japan’s ruling coalition swept to victory on Sunday in an upper house election that took on heightened significance following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe, 67, was shot on Friday in the city of Nara while delivering a speech in support of candidates from his
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar and Chuck Johnston, CNN A beach in Iowa is closed after a rare life-threatening infection of the brain was confirmed in a visitor who recently went swimming there. The beach at Lake of Three Fires State Park in Taylor County will be closed temporarily to swimmers, the Iowa Department of Public Health
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the newest addition to Mizzou’s baseball team, former Nebraska outfielder and Columbia-native Cam Chick, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 7:40 Saturday evening, police were called to the Cracker Barrel in Columbia. The Columbia Police Department released a statement that said at approximately 7:45 p.m. it responded to a shots fired report in the 3300 block of Clark Lane. CPD says officers secured the scene and found evidence of a shooting and after
Continue ReadingTonight: Skies remain clear as overnight lows fall just below 70 degrees. Winds remain out of the southeast at 5-10 mph. Tomorrow: Winds raising back out of the south paired with clear skies lead to a steep increase in temperatures with highs back into the upper 90’s. The heat index looks to surpass 100 degrees
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business Jason Simon placed an order for a Tesla Model 3 this April, eager to own an electric vehicle. He heard from Tesla in June that his car was ready, but he backed out of the purchase, losing the $250 order fee he paid. Simon told CNN Business his feelings changed
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, Morgan Rimmer and Aaron Pellish, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol previewed on Sunday the panel’s next public hearing, which will zero in on how the violent mob came together and the role of extremist groups in the deadly insurrection. “We
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Former WWE chief executive Vince McMahon paid more than $12 million to four women to cover up “allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity,” according to a Wall Street Journal report. The women, all of whom were involved with WWE, signed agreements with McMahon that “prohibit them from discussing potential legal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police are still working to find out more details and locate a suspect in a shooting that happen in the 3300 block of Clark Lane Saturday evening. Officers are asking anyone in the community who knows something, to contact police right away. Columbia Police say around 7:45 p.m on Saturday evening, officers responded to a shots fired
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, CNN Steve Bannon — who defied a congressional subpoena and is set to go to trial on criminal contempt charges — told the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection on Saturday that he is now willing to testify, ideally at a public hearing, according to a letter obtained by
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN The barstool on the far left at Norton’s Restaurant shouldn’t be empty. Every week, 88-year-old Stephen Straus filled the seat with his jovial personality, making fast friends with strangers at the fixture in Highland Park, Illinois. “Norton’s is our version of ‘Cheers‘ in Highland Park. Everyone knows your name and all
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN At least 29 people have been confirmed dead after a Russian strike hit an apartment block in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine over the weekend, Ukrainian officials said Monday. The residential building in the town of Chasiv Yar was hit on Saturday evening
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Today: Patchy fog possible early. Highs rise slightly to near 90 degrees with plenty of sunshine to soak up! Tomorrow: Southerly winds boost temperatures to the 90s by late morning with a heat index near triple digits in the afternoon. Extended: Enjoy the seasonable end to the weekend before brutal summer heat moves in quickly
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN Angry protesters who stormed the official residences of Sri Lanka‘s President have forced him to flee the country, but his sudden departure has plunged the South Asian state deeper into crisis. Demonstrators furious about economic mismanagement and a spiraling financial crisis have demanded that both President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister
Continue ReadingTonight: Temperatures cool to the mid 60’s tonight as winds remain out of the northeast at 5-10 mph. Skies remain mostly clear. Tomorrow: Temperatures will warm slightly into the upper 80’s with some areas to the south reaching 90. Skies remain mostly sunny as winds blow from the east at 5-10 mph. Extended: Temperatures reach
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Beech and Christina Maxouris, CNN Massachusetts firefighters battled a large blaze Saturday that was first reported at a hotel on Nantucket Island. Authorities received a report about a fire at the Veranda House hotel just after 6:45 a.m. Saturday, at which time an off-duty captain and several people ran to the scene to
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Get ready to see some awe-inspiring views of the universe as we’ve never seen it before. The James Webb Space Telescope will release its first high-resolution color images on July 12, one of which “is the deepest image of our universe that has ever been taken,” according to NASA Administrator Bill
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